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    Growing up on an island surrounded by water‚ it was hard to resist the temptations of the ocean. I was vicariously watching the older crew who were pretty gregarious bodyboarders ‚ but as me and my friends grew older we got dexterous with bodyboarding. Our little crew was always trying to one up each other‚ we were pretty ostentatious when it came to that kind of stuff. We would always go out on the optimal days for bodyboarding‚ but some days we would just go out to facetious time. We would also

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    I never knew deciding my future would have such a tragic back story. I remember when I woke up to the twelve missed calls from my mother the day after Easter. When I saw I had numerous missed calls‚ I knew something was dreadfully wrong. When I called my mother back‚ she had told me my uncle Charles had taken his own life. I didn’t know what to feel‚ or what to think. Two years later‚ and I still think about him every day. He was sick‚ not like cancer or something physical. He was sick emotionally

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    Faux: A Short Story

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    Faux Exactly two weeks before school began‚ I sat in my bed watching season 4 of “The Fosters‚” when my mother walked in handing me my folded laundry. “I haven’t seen X&Y around here‚ are you still speaking to them?” She asked. “Yea we’re still speaking‚ I just didn’t have time to see them this summer‚” was the response I gave. That was a straight up lie. I did have time to see them‚ I could of made time to see them‚ but I chose not too. Too much drama to explain within 30 seconds to my mother

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    The Drowsy: A Short Story

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    Oh yeah‚ there’s just something about singing with a huge chorus‚ you know? I’ve been very fortunate to be in things like The Producers‚ The Drowsy Chaperone‚ Urinetown--quite a number of stuff‚ I guess. It’s just great to be on stage singing with a bunch of other people. I’ve not had the opportunity to actually be in a musical‚ but I was a music teacher‚ and I have gotten to direct musicals‚ and be the choreographer‚ and teach the music. Oh my gosh‚ you’re never sleeping. Definitely a tough gig

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    Kasim: A Short Story

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    Aaron knew that changing his statement maybe wasn’t the wisest decision but he was scared. When he first wrote his statement‚ describing that Kasim deserved everything he had coming and that he was proud of what he had done as well as enraged that Vic pulled him off the homophobe‚ the plan was to try to get the worst sentence he could imagine. After what happened with Katie‚ with punching Robert he deserved everything that was coming for him. But he was scared; who could blame him when the last time

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    Divorce in Short Stories

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    divorce was never established it would have been for the better. Also another reason why Shoba planned on leaving Shukumar was the fact of being the sole supporter of the household. Failure can be considered as a loss of something or someone. In the story “A Temporary Matter” Shobar and Shukumar experience the loss of their child and the inability to love is triggered by this serious impact on their relationship. Within the failure to love Shobar and Shukumar ended up with a lot of difficulties coping

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    The CIA: A Short Story

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    a trigger on her head to leave me a message to back off‚ I wasn’t there to save her‚ to save the one who saved me‚ protected me‚ loved me for who I was. When I got home‚ there she lie dead‚ on the cold floor‚ her blood drizzling out‚ her eyes wide open; the shock of that moment‚ made me paranoid for the rest of my life. It was then I decided I couldn’t lose someone at my expense. Getting close to people‚ meant I was vulnerable‚ and I wasn’t making that mistake again. But I

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    Zero: A Short Story

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    Gazing into the landscape of Berlin‚ I sit propped up by concrete rubble. With my sentry duty over‚ I smother my cigarette and begin wading through remains of previous battles to get back to camp. Inside the camp the atmosphere was grim‚ full of depression and malice. There were bodies laying in piles on the sides of the street. Empty bullet shells scattered everywhere. Blood stained pavement as far as the eye could see. The camp was far from welcoming. After being awake for 10 hours I rest my head

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    teenager who had just begun his life and was beginning his first real job. The driver‚ oblivious to the creature in his path‚ sped right across the highway and right over Tippens‚ who lost his “freedom” right after he’d earned it. The moral of this story is; the grass isn’t always greener on the other side‚ and you should learn to be grateful for what you

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    Ayala Short Story

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    Even though she was too young to recall it all‚ Ayala could vaguely remember the happier times when her Master’s eldest son and his six handsome brothers came to visit. There was always food galore and plenty of noise and chatter to go along with it. They were somewhat of a rowdy crew and whenever all seven boys and three girls got together‚ she’d find herself staying up half the night listening in on their wild and elaborate tales. She was convinced her Master’s daughters were as equally amusing

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